There is enough technical wizardry to keep the geek in us happy, some terrifically well drawn and fascinating characters quite apart from Marc himself and some beautifully immersive action scenes that will have you hanging off every word… It is a twisty journey for sure, trust no-one, seriously Marc could probably have done with a little help from Fox Muldur on that score – James Swallow has a fantastically gripping writing style, the story works on many levels all of them good ones.

Marc has skills but often gets through things with more luck than judgment – enter Lucy Keyes, another fasinating character and a great “sidekick” to have along for the ride.

Its scary stuff too – there is a new weapon out there, horribly believable, standing between it and the wider world is one man who is not really best placed to save us – another thing that I really thought was great and brought a lot of realism to the wider story. A book where you turn the last page and immediately want more – so its a good thing that this is only the start. Nomad starts explosively and does not really let up – it is a beautifully written thrill ride of a novel that ticks all the boxes, has an underlying intelligence that allows contemplation as well as adrenalin rush and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. A totally banging thriller, a modern day spy story with a great main protagonist in Marc – forced out of his comfort zone and onto the front line in the fight against terrorism, you are with him all the way. You can also follow James on Twitter at Mastodon Social at and at Tumblr. His writing includes the Marc Dane action thrillers, the Sundowners steampunk Westerns and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Marvel, Tom Clancy, Warhammer 40000, Doctor Who, 24, Deus Ex, Stargate, 2000AD and many more.įor information on new releases & more, sign up to the Readers’ Club here: Visit James's website at for more, including ROUGH AIR, a free eBook novella in the Marc Dane series.

James Swallow is a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon #1 bestselling author and scriptwriter, a BAFTA nominee, a former journalist and the award-winning writer of over sixty books, along with scripts for video games, comics, radio and television.ĪIRSIDE, his new stand-alone thriller, is out now from Welbeck OUTLAW, the 6th Marc Dane novel, is published by Bonnier, and the 4th book in the series - SHADOW - is available in the USA from Forge.

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